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@wat @with I l ignited lgwt 5 n.H. MU N DY, AND H. W, HOFFMAN, or CAMDEN, NEWiJERsE Y. i V LenersPateatNo. s9,7s7,datediuayfi,1869.

mPRovHD 'MEAT-CUTTER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent andv making part q f the name.l i

lTo all whom tana/y concern `Be it known that `we,`D. H.`MUNDY and W.

HOFFMAN, of Camden, New i.I eisey, have inventedfan Improved Meat-Cutter; and we'do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

Our 'invention conssts- First, of a sliding irame,to` which 'the piece of meat, or other. articleV to be cut, is secured; and

Secondly,`in the combination'with the said sliding c frame, of a reciprocating cutter, arranged at right angles to the same, all as fully described hereafter.

In order to enable others to make and use our in.

vention, we will now proceed to descnbeits construction and operation, referring to the accompanying d'rawing, which forms a part of this specication, vand in Figure 1 is a side view of our improved meat-cutter;

Figure 2, a sectional view of theI same, on the line `1-2,ng.1, l

'Figure 3, a sectional plan view on the line 3-4, iig. 1; and v Figure 4, a view of the cutting-blade, detached. Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The base ofthe apparatus consists of a board, A,

to which are secured vertical side-pieces,'-B and B', the latter being connected together, at their upper ends, by a cross-piece, D, which has, on its under edge, a groove, a,'directly` oppositeto a corresponding groove, c', formed in the base A. j Y

I he stock F, to'which the cutting-blade H is t tached, is arranged to slideon these grooves, a and a',

close to the edges of the side-pieces B and B',the blade being secured, at a proper angle, within an opening, c, ofthe stock, by screws, 93 fi. I,'in such a manner that Aits cutting-edge can be readily adjusted. (See figs. 3a`nd4.)mf

-J'is asliding frame, consisting of a block, l, adapted to grooves of the opposite side-pieces B and B', and

of uprights, m m, connected together at the top by a:

crosspiece,p, the latter having,'at its centre, a threaded opening,lthrongh which passes a handled' screw-rod, q, attached at its lower endrto a bar, s, which is arranged to slide vertically on the guides, or uprights m.

In ,using the apparatus, it is placed upon a table, or

bench, in such a position that itsV projection, t, lig. 1, may rest against the edge of the same, this device efectually preventing the apparatus from slipping in the direction of the. arrow.

The dried meat, which is to be sliced, or chipped, is placed upon the frame J', and is firmly secured to the same by the bar'l, which is forced down upon it by ,means of its screw-rod, q.' Theoperator then slides the frame and meat towards the cutter with one hand,

while, with the other hand, he imparts'a rapid recip-V rocating motion tothe said cutter. In this way, uniform slices are cut from the meatas it is held against the cutter, and the thickness of these slices canbe increased or diminished, as required, en properly regulating the blade H by .means of its setscrews.

It will be levident that our invention, although especially intended for chipping dried meats, will answer eiectually for slici'ilg vegetables, &c.

We claim as our`invention, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent` The sliding frame J, in combination with the reciprocating cutter H, when constructedand arranged, in

respect to each other, upon'a suitablei'ame, substan` tially` as and for 4the purpose set forth.

In` testimony whereof, we have signed our names to V this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y l l D. H. MUNDY. l H. W. HOFFMAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN WHITE,

HARRY SMITH. 

